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ABATIS, ABATTIS

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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 8 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ABATIS, ABATTIS or ABBATTIS (a See also:French word meaning a heap of material thrown), a See also:term in See also:field fortification for an obstacle formed of the branches of trees laid in a See also:row, with the tops directed towards the enemy and interlaced or tied with See also:wire. The abatis is used alone or in See also:combination with wire-entanglements and other obstacles.

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